Plot-Transect (1992 - 1993) Field Collections - Roan Mountain Massif Data Management

This data set represents a set of transects and plots that were originally
installed in 1987 and 1988 on the grassy balds complex of the Roan Mountain
Massif [Round Bald, Engine Gap, Jane Bald, Grassy Ridge, Big Yellow Mountain
(also known as Yellow Mountain), Little Hump Mountain, Bradley Gap, and Hump
Mountain (also known as Big Hump Mountain)]. Data collected from the transects
and plots were to characterize baseline conditions against which the effects of
future vegetation management actions could be evaluated. This legacy dataset
contains information on the 1992 and 1993 field collection efforts. In 1992,
all transects and plots were re-sampled on Round Bald and Jane Bald, and in
1993 only a portion of the transects and plots were re-sampled on Round Bald,
Big Yellow Mountain and Grassy Ridge. The data was collected so that changes in
vegetation composition in response to management and/or natural processes could
be evaluated between 1987-1988 and 1992 and 1993. Information that describes
this dataset primarily comes from the 1992 and 1993 data sheets, and interviews
with the originators of the data. This metadata record documents geospatial
legacy data to the extent practicable, as required by Executive Order 12906,
"Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The National Spatial Data
Infrastructure," dated April 11, 1994. Details may be missing, but given the
resources available, the information provided herein is as concise as possible
at this point in time.